January 2, 2018 Is it time for taxpayers to stop subsidizing public lands recreation? Nevertheless, the recreation industry demands the government provide ample opportunities to enjoy the great outdoors, even as it hasn’t stepped up to pay its…
December 29, 2017 Dutch oven cooking and the power of the Christian cross Beginning with the Basque sheepherders, over a hundred years ago, the peculiar tradition of imprinting the Christian cross in the top of Dutch oven…
December 7, 2017 Utah’s small towns can no longer bear the burden of industrial tourism Law enforcement is being stretched to the limit as search and rescue efforts can cost thousands of dollars to help lost or injured people…
November 28, 2017 Hunting provides economic, practical foundation for wildlife conservation Monuments and national parks create myriad cumbersome regulations, preclude land and wildlife management methods prescribed by professional biologists, and in many cases have resulted…
November 13, 2017 Trump Interior Dept. puts Obama anti-motorized access plans in reverse A large number of Americans require motorized vehicles to access remote and rugged areas that lack improved roadways. Those most negatively impacted by federal…
October 16, 2017 Minnesota enviros’ anti-mining agenda opens rift in labor party Within Chairman Martin’s Democrat Farmer-Labor Party, though, there is room for the environmentalists to consistently criticize miners, pipefitters and other unionists. Within Chairman Martin’s DFL, there’s…
October 7, 2017 Burdensome regulations counterproductive to conservation efforts The same incentives that make historic preservation laws counterproductive also make much environmental regulation just as ineffective. Jonathan Wood Property and Environment Research Center…
September 13, 2017 San Juan Freedom: Unity in a common love for the land “Events that transpired over time had only one conclusion. But as I have gotten older I have come to realize that history is about…
September 12, 2017 Join us and celebrate the 21st Century Sagebrush Rebellion Join Free Range Report and become a 21st Century Sagebrush Rebel. What is the Sagebrush Rebellion? When Ronald Reagan became President, he was cognizant…
August 23, 2017 Oregon State Fair puts out bizarre ‘do not touch the animals’ directive The signs weren’t popular among many of the children and adults who were presenting animals at the fair. After all, a county or state…